Author Sue Bedford

Sue is an indie traveller who has trekked, motorcycled, wandered, bussed, hitchhiked, boated, tuk-tuk’ed and stumbled through more than 50 countries to date. Her travelogue "It's Only the Himalayas and Other Tales of Miscalculation from an Overconfident Backpacker" is available from Brindle & Glass at Amazon and other online retailers.

A major debate is brewing around the murder of two female backpackers. One side victim-blames them for travelling alone, the other wants women to keep travelling freely. Both sides are missing the bigger pictur...

You don't need to read great travel literature to get inspired. Here are three travel quotes that prove adventure is universal.
It’s impossible to scroll through your Instagram feed without encountering, emb...

Her shaved head bulged from her skull in a manner so staggering it conjured ludicrous cartoon references in my mind—Toad from Mario Kart, the newscaster from Futurama. Her swollen scalp was riddled with holes o...

By Sue Bedford
Living in Europe has its perks. Art and architecture dating as far back as the Roman era is as plentiful as Starbucks in North America (and, some argue, equally revered). It’s also comparative...

“What does a hostel dorm room look like?” my mother asked me over lunch one day.
Gesturing with my turkey sandwich, I described a poorly ventilated room with water spots blooming like Rorschach tests on the ...

There are certain talents all backpackers inevitably acquire on the road. How to hike a volcano in your flip flops because you lost your running shoes, for example, or how to find the @ symbol on a keyboard set...

This is the second installment in Outpost’s two-part series on the world’s spookiest travel destinations. If you missed it, check out part one of Creepiest Places in the World.
If you’re a backpacker who l...

Whether you’re seeking out the creepiest places in the world, an adventure to share at the next meeting of The Midnight Society or (for those of you who didn’t grow up with Are You Afraid of the Dark?) genuinel...

Anyone can be a solo traveller, regardless of age, nationality or experience. That said, there are certain habits, characteristics and attitudes that, when adopted, facilitate maximizing your trip. As with anyt...

When you stagger home from a trip with an emaciated bank account, broken flip-flops, a possible intestinal parasite and nothing on your resume to show for it, it is likely that the stuffier members of your fami...